A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

La escritora estadounidense Betty Smith (Brooklyn, 1896-1972) nos ofrece una entrañable y encantadora novela, sobre el así llamado ‘sueño americano’: muchas familias traspasaron el océano para buscar, en tierras americanas, un porvenir mejor, especialmente para sus hijos. En este caso, se nos narra, con bastante detalle, las sacrificadas andanzas...
La madre de Greg, contenta al ver que su hijo ha escrito un diario el año anterior, vuelve a regalarle otro, que él se resigna a llenar con la crónica de su vida cotidiana, dividida entre el colegio, su amigo Rowley y su familia. A lo largo de sus...
“Diary of a wimpy kid. The Last Straw” es una novela escrita por el autor y dibujante estadounidense Jeff Kinney, el tercer libro de la serie “Diary of a wimpy kid”. El libro actúa como un diario y sigue las aventuras de Greg Heffley, el narrador del libro, que...
Greg Heffley is in big trouble. School property has been damaged, and Greg is the prime suspect. But the crazy thing is, he´s innocent. Or at least sort of.The authorities are closing in, but when a surprise blizzard hits, the Heffley family is trapped indoors. Greg knows that when...
Greg Heffley has always been in a hurry to grow up. But is getting older really all it's cracked up to be? Suddenly Greg is dealing with the pressures of boy-girl parties, increased responsibilities, and even the awkward changes that come with getting older. And after a fight with...
A family road trip is supposed to be a lot of fun . . . unless, of course, you're the Heffleys. The journey starts off full of promise, then quickly takes several wrong turns. Gas station bathrooms, crazed seagulls, a fender bender, and a runaway pig-not exactly Greg Heffley's idea...

Diario de Greg. Mala suerte

La octava entrega de los “diarios de Greg”, en la misma línea que las anteriores, reproduce escenas de la vida cotidiana del protagonista en su casa y en colegio. Las primeras entradas, correspondientes al mes de marzo de un año indeterminado, aluden al distanciamiento respecto a él de su...
“Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck” es una novela infantil escrita por Jeff Kinney y el octavo libro de la serie “Diary of a Wimpy Kid”. Fue lanzado el 5 de noviembre de 2013. En este libro, Rowley, el mejor amigo de Greg, lo abandona y Greg lucha...
Greg Heffley's school is holding a Valentine's Day dance, and it's turned his world upside down. It's everyone for themselves as they scramble to find a date for the big day, and Greg's determined NOT to be left partner-less. His best friend, Rowley, doesn't have any prospects either but that's...
Greg's mom has a vision of 'family togetherness' that really doesn't sound a whole lot of fun. But there's a brand-new addition to the Heffley family to contend with and it looks like Greg might be outnumbered. It could be a real dog of a summer... Jeff Kinney wrote this...